Center for Justice and International Law

Center for Justice and International Law CEJIL "is a non-governmental, non-profit organization with consultative status before the Organization of American States (OAS), the United Nations (UN) and observer status before the African Commission of Human Rights.

"The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) is a non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1991 by a group of prominent human rights defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean. CEJIL's principle objective is to achieve the full implementation of international human rights norms in the member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) through the use of the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights and other international protection mechanisms. CEJIL’s mandate is fulfilled through work in three program areas: the Legal Defense Program, the Training and Dissemination Program, and the Campaign to Strengthen the Inter-American System."


 * Jose Miguel Vivanco - Founder
 * Viviana Kristicevic - Executive Director
 * Mariclaire Acosta Urquidi - Board Member
 * Paulo Sergio Pinheiro - Board Member 1990- 2002

Contact

 * Web: http://www.cejil.org

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